Sunday, January 18, 2009

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A small fire is burning up near Winchester Canyon tonight (Sunday, January 18), but according to County Fire spokesperson Eli Iskow, fire fighters should have it “swept up by this evening.” The fire, which is burning on the northside of Calle Real, west of the Winchester Canyon freeway ramps, was started by a downed power line and is burning about a half acre in “thick, heavy brush.” There are currently no structures threatened, and six engines are on the scene. There are reports of some power outages in the Ellwood area. Independent.com will have more updates if the fire grows, which is not expected.

Forgot... have YET to see anything about the fire on keyt.com. Ghrrrrr. And the radio last night was useless. Sitting in the dark, wondering, "is this fire serious? Should I be packing the car, or at least gathing stuff in the hallway for that quick dash in the event the fire comes our way?"

Yes after all the discussions on fire preparedness and communication nothing has changed - I live in the area and didn't even know why the power was out until the next day. A fire? Oh I guess we should have let people know. Thanks again KTMS 990 and all the rest on the dial.